Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Art and Design is the gateway subject into a career in the visual arts. A-Level Art and Design (Fine Art) introduces students to a wide variety of experiences exploring a range of media, processes and techniques. Areas of study include painting, drawing and mixed media, collage and assemblage, sculpture and installation, printmaking, animation, photography and video. A printmaking, photographic and animation studio is housed in AD3, as well as two purpose-built classrooms, a kiln room and photographic darkroom. Students are encouraged to use these facilities during free periods, lunchtimes and before school to develop their individual work. The sixth form have their own dedicated space to work outside timetabled lessons. A qualification in Art and Design demonstrates a student's capacity to construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning from an initial starting point to a final realisation. It will also allow students to develop enquiry skills as well as the ability to modify and refine work as it progresses, visually presenting ideas and research.